OGDEN'S NUTGONE FLAKE

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\                                   USA - (pink) IMMEDIATE RECORDS - Z12 52008

FINAL (mint) COLLECTION COPY 

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Rare and MINT ... 50 years of age = immaculate! 

Original 1968 first pressing with cool multi fold out round cover of the legendary psychedelic laced mod genius works of The Small Faces and their second album...

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake was a successful concept album by the English band Small Faces. Released on the great UK MOD label "Immediate" on 24 May 1968... the LP became a number one hit in the UK Album Charts on 29 June where it remained for a total of six weeks.

Ogden’s' first half consists of six tightly buzzing slices of the psychedelic r ‘n’ b that was now their stock in trade. Mainly penned by Marriott and Lane the fare divides itself between punchy blue-eyed soul stompers like ''Afterglow (Of Your Love)'' and more chirpy psych knees ups like the brilliant ''Lazy Sunday'' (inspired by Marriott’s feuds with his neighbours).

The second side contains the story of Happiness Stan and his quest to find the moon, interlinked by forgotten master of gobbledegook, Stanley Unwin. Here the songs are considerably more embellished and varied in texture; from the strange faux-folksy “Mad John” to the more rocking “Rollin’ Over”. The latter featured a brass section while the rest included strings, harps and all the usual trappings expected of bands who wished to signal their serious musical intent. But somehow at the heart of it all was the Small Faces’ muscular approach that makes Ogden’s certainly the least fey of all English psychedelic classics.
Story:
When Stan looks up in the sky and sees only half the moon, he sets out on a quest to search for the missing half. Along the way he saves a fly from starvation, and in gratitude the insect tells him of someone who can answer his question and also tell him the philosophy of life itself. With his magic power Stan intones, "If all the flies were one fly, what a great enormous fly-follolloper that would bold," and the fly grows to gigantic proportions. Seated on the giant fly's back Stan takes a psychedelic journey to the cave of Mad John the hermit, who explains that the moon's disappearance is only temporary, and demonstrates by pointing out that Stan has spent so long on his quest that the moon is now full again. He then sings Stan a cheerful song about the meaningb of life.

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

2:26

Afterglow of Your Love

3:31

Long Agos and Worlds Apart

2:35

Rene

4:29

Song of a Baker

3:15

Lazy Sunday

3:05

B:

Happiness Stan

a. Happiness Stan

2:35

b. Rollin' Over

2:50

c. The Hungry Intruder

2:15

d. The Journey

4:12

e. Mad John

2:48

f. Happy Days Toy Town

4:17